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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg pauses while introducing Dennis Walcott, his current deputy mayor for education, as the new Schools Chancellor for New York City following the departure of the controversial Cathleen Black on April 7, 2011 in New York City. Black, who came from a corporate background with little public school experience, is leaving after serving just three months in the position. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Photo: Spencer Platt/2011 Getty Images

He now concludes every news conference by summing up the main points and taking some questions in Spanish, and at two recent events — a snowstorm briefing and women's luncheon — he answered reporters' questions in Spanish without any help.

The responses were sometimes filled with awkward phrases like "the streets have cleaned" and "it was a lot of windy," but he's willing to try.

But to his credit, pato cojo Bloomberg wasn't all that offended when a reporter brought up the Spanglish parody. In fact, his official Twitter account even played along, with the line "Me escuchas, @ElBloombito?" directing followers to the video of his response, en español, to the mockery. Apparently Miguel Bloomberg is more affable than his alter ego Mike.